The
Alaska
Sea
Grant
College
Program,
a
unit
of
the
School
of
Fisheries
and
Ocean
Sciences,
was
established
in
1970
and
represents
a
partnership
between
the
National
Sea
Grant
Program
within
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
and
the
University
of
Alaska.
The
Sea
Grant
program
provides
the
knowledge
and
means
for
developing,
utilizing
and
conserving
the
marine
resources
of
the
state
and
nation
through
a
program
of
teaching,
research
and
advisory
services.

The
research
program
includes
projects
in
fisheries
oceanography,
fisheries
sciences,
fisheries
enhancement,
fisheries
economics,
food
science
and
technology
and
aquaculture.
Sea
Grant
supports
continuing
programs
of
public
information
and
advisory
services.